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+// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+// timeFunction takes a function as an argument and returns the execution time.
+func TimeFunction(f func()) time.Duration {
+	startTime := time.Now()      // Record the start time
+	f()                          // Execute the function
+	return time.Since(startTime) // Calculate the elapsed time
+}
+
+func NewWatchdog() {
+	me.dog = time.NewTicker(me.pollDelay)
+	defer me.dog.Stop()
+	done := make(chan bool)
+	/*
+		// this example would exit/destroy the ticker in 10 seconds
+		go func() {
+			time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+			done <- true
+		}()
+	*/
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-done:
+			fmt.Println("Done!")
+			return
+		case _ = <-me.dog.C:
+			t := time.Now()
+			log.Info("Watchdog() ticked Current time: ", t)
+		}
+	}
+}